St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-20
THE NEW SCHOOL HOUSES.
Plans and of
the Board Of Education.

the Board of Education.
The board of education met yesterday after
noon. The request of Milton Roberts for per-
mission to test his new system of ventilation
and heating in the Irving school building was
referred to the building committee. A. j,
Mcdonald, q scientific temperance lecturer,
requested the board to permit him to advertise
his lee lures as being "under the auspices of
the school board" but the board laid the re-
quest on the table. He had received perulis-
sion from four members of the board to ad-
yertise his lectures in the schools. Supt.
Bradley submitted communication from
Prof. Crombie. of the high school, urging the
necessity for more seats for the high school
building. He estimates the number of seats
needed ut the opening of next year at 7O0
and there are now onlv 500 seats in the build
lug. The per cent. of students taking the
entire high school course Is increasing rapidly
each year. The committee on finance and
claims having examined the accounts of the
building committee report that the committee
had received during the year $9U,5T0, all of
which had been expended save SS22S3, which
remains in the hands of the treasurer. The
vouchers were found correct and it was
recommended that the building committee be
released from further responsibility, and that
the vouchers be sent to the city comptroller
for comparison with his accounts. The in
surance adjuSters decided that $3,210.50
should be paid on the Everett school, and the
insurance compmittee wasiordered to accept
that amount. The building committee recon-
mended that the walls of the Everett building
be torn down and an eight-room building be
erected in its stead. The recommation was
adopted. The contract for rebinding books
for the library was awarded the lowest bidder
Mr.. BauSmaD, at $40 for 500 volumes
The finance committee reported they had re.
ceived from the city treasurer cancelled war
rants and interest coupons amounting to
the Secretarys books, had destroyed the war
rants and given the treasurer their receipt
Architect Long was present and submitted
ground plans for eight and twelve-room
buildings, which the building committee rec
commended. A sketch of the elevation of the
eight-room building shows radical change
from the present style of school houses, and
one which will doubtless commended itself to
the public. The plans submitted provide that
all rooms shall be lighted from the rear and
have broad hall running through the center
OF the building. The rooms will be about
24X30 feet in floor dimensions. The
estimated cost of the eight-room
building, including yentilating appa-
ratus, Is somewhat less than $4,000. The
plans were accepted and the building COM
mittee was authorized to secure working
plans and specifications for the use OF the
board. A plan for an addition to the high
school was submitted, which will be in
harmony wieh the present plan, and provide
$50 additional seats at an outside cost of $46,-
600. President Oftedal opposed the adoption
of the plan on account of the cost He
thought it would be better to build another
high school building in another part Of the
city. Maj. Hale thought the city could well
afford to supply all the room necessary, and
he considered the proposed addition as the
most economical means of supplying the
urgent necessities of the high school, which
he regarded as the most important part of
the school system. Mr.. Miller favored the
addition. w. j. Larkins was employed to
take down the walls and remove the debris
from the Everett building site he being the
lowest bidder. J. H. Miller submitted his
resignation as member of the board it was
laid on the table,